Poultry coop



Patented Dec, 25, 1923.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, Geenen L. Brassart, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Hermitage Springs, Clay County, State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Poultry (loops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in collapsible or folding poultry coops.

One or" the purposes of the invention is to provide a collapsible coop of simple design capable ot being easily and conveniently erected to provide a housing tor the poultry or the lilre, or collapsed to effect a structurerhaving such dimensions as will expedite its handling and transportation.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide a novel construction and arrangement or" parts whereby, in the collapsed con dition or the coop, the top andbottom members thereoic may be directly securedtogethcr with the side and end members folded therebetween. Y

rlhe foregoing and other purposes or the invention will be` more Yreadily understood from the following description and drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a coop constructed in accordance with my invern tion.

F ig. 2 is an end view or the coop, as it will appear when collapsed. Y

Fig.v 3 is a detail of the releasable connection between the top and side members or the coop, and

Fig. 4: is a detail view showing a modilicar tion of the construction illustrated in F ig. 3.V

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 11 designates the bottom member or the coop and 12 the top member thereof. in the present instance, the bottom member 11 is composed entirely ot wood to provide the ooring of the coop, while the top member 12 is in the form of an open rectangular wire trame. The end members of thetop frame are connected and braced by a pair of comparatively heavy longitudinal wires 13, while the side members of the frame, together with the longitudinal wires 13 are connected and braced by a plurality of suitably spaced transverse wires 1/1. The longitudinal wires 13 are further connected and braced by a pair vof spaced transverse wires 15 defining between them a ldoor opening closed by a suitable door 16 hinged to one 1921. lerial NQ. 458,727.

of said wires 15. The said side or longitudinal members of the top frame are each formed with a plurality of offset portions forming outwardly directed U-shaped eX- tensions 17 having the outer ends thereof directed downwardly to provide stops 18 and adapted to be utilized as hereinafter eX- plained. A Y

The side members of the coopv are carried by the bottom member 11 and each comprises an open rectangular frame having the lower longitudinal member 19 thereof hinged to the bottom member 11 by means of the straps 26 and the upper longitudinal member 21 thereorp provided with inwardly directed offset portions 22 providing depressions 23 in which the U-shaped extensions 17 or the top member frame are fitted, as shown to advantage in Figs. 1 and 3. The longitudinal members 19 and 21 of this frame are connected by transverse wire 21.

rlfhe end members ot the coop are carried by the top member 12 and each comprises an open rectangular trame having the upper longitudinal member 2a thereof hinged to an end of the top member frame as indicated at 25 'and the lower longitudinal member 26 thereorp provided with a plurality of inwardly directed offsets forming horizontally disposed loops 27 engageable with hoolrs 28 projecting upwardly from the bottom 11. A. depressible spring carried by the bottom member 11 at each end thereof is adapted to bear against the lower horizontal member 26 of each end frame to hold the loops 27 of said member in engagement with the hooks 28. rlransverse wires 28 extend between the longitudinal members 24 and 26.y

From the foregoing. it will be seen that in the set up position of the coop shown in Fig. 1, the upper edges of the side` members of the coop are receivedl between the sides or the top member 12 and the stops 18 carried by the members 17, while the lower edges of the end members have the loops 27 thereot held in engagement with the hooks 28 by means or the springs 29.

When it is desired to collapse the trame, the springs 29 are depressed to permit the end members to swing upwardly against the under side of the top member 12, and when this has been done, the side members of the coop may be disengaged with the projections 17 and" swung downwardly yto lie upon the upper side of the bottorn member 11.

When the side and end members have been DD l - tothe bottom member 11,. and the opposite folded in the manner described, the top member l2 and bottom member il may be placed together as shown in Fig. 2 with the side and end members folded therebetween. ln order to secure the top and bottom members together in the folded position shown in Fig. 2, the top member l2 has a pair ofv .catch members 30 pivoted tov eachy of the rods 13 and located adjacent opposite ends of said rods. Eachmember 30y comprises a Uly shaped piece of wire havin-g the arms tlrereof coiled about thc wire 13 as indicated at 31Y and then curved-to form hoollrs 32 engageable with suitable staples 33 carried by the bottom member 1l. rl`hus, when thetop and bottom members are assembled as shown in Fig. 2, each catch member 30 may be swung on the rod 13 to engage they hoolrs 32 thereof beneath a pair of staples 33, thus holding the' top and bottom members against separation and. retaining theend and side members infolded position therebetween.

In order to limit the outward' swingingniovement of the sidcsof the coop relative f to the bottom member il when setting up the coop a plurality of hooks 34 areprovided, each hook having one end pivotcd end curved to engage over one of the transverse wires 2l of the side members.

In the modification shown in Fig. fi, the

Q and inV this instance, it is necessary to spring the extension 17 beyond said shoulders when inserting the member in the depression, the shoulders subsequently7 holding the member against accidental displacement.

From the' foregoing, it' will be evident that I have provided a coop which is capable of beingvreadily set up to provide a housing for the poultry or the like, or readily collapsed when it is desired to reduce' the dimensions of the coop, as in shipping the same from place to place. not, however', wish to be confined to the exact details of construction and arrangement set forth herein, but reserve the right to resort to such modifications as may be desired and come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Wha-t is claimed is:v

i. A collapsible coop comprising separable top and bottom. members, projections extending outwardly from each side of saidl top member and provided atftheir outer ends with depending stops, side pieces hinged toeach side of the bottom member, eaclr'of said members having a plurality of depressions formed? in its free longitudinal edge adapted to accommodate thev projections of the top in4 the set up posit-ion of' the coop, end members hinged to said I dov ren/aseo to folded position against the underside of the top member, means for rcleasably con-- necting the side pieces to' the top member and the end pieces to the'bottom member in the set up position of the crate, and means for rcleasably connecting the'top and bottom members together with the side'and end members folded therebetween.

3. A poultry coop comprising top and bottom members, side walls connected between said members in foldable relation therewith, end wal-ls hinged to l'one of said members, retaining elements carried by the other member for releasable engagement with said end walls, and springs arranged to'.- hold said end walls engaged with said retaining members.

4. A poultry coop according Vto claim 3,

wherein the' said springs are depressible to permit disen retaining means.

5. A poultry coop comprising Va bottom member, a top member comprising a rectangular wire frame having each ofA two opposite sides offset nea-r its extremities to provide a pair of U shaped loopsprojecting outwardly in the plane of theV top member and provided with depending extremities and side members hinged at their lower edges to the bottom member and recessed at their upper edges for the reception of saidy U' shaped. loops, the depending projections of the loops being adapted` to lie outwardly of the side members to restrain the latter against outward swinging movement.7

6. A poultry coop according to.y claim 5, in which the loops of the top member are held in compression between opposing walls of the recesses' side members.

7. A poultry coop comprising top and bottom members, end members hinged at their upper longitudinal edges to the top member and offset at their lower edges to provide horizontally disposed loops opening outwardly, retaining elements projecting upwardly from the bottom member adapted to be embraced byv said loops to hold the end members: against outward swinging movement,L means engaging the end members to releasably hold them against inward swinging movement with respect to said retaining members and side members connected between Said .top and bottom members.

G.' L. BILBREY.

provided therefor in the gagement of thef end 'wallsand 

